The Israeli government authorized a four-year program for ensuring better quality employment for Israelis of Ethiopian origin.

The plan, coordinated by the Ministry of Economy and Industry, was approved on Tuesday, January 19 and will be allocated a budget of NIS 55 million ($14 million) intended to stimulate an increase in salary and employment rates among thousands of male and female Ethiopians.

The initiative was created following a government resolution in February 2014 designed to extract from the government a new policy for advancing integration of Israeli citizens of Ethiopian descent.